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Waterfront Design, a Three Cities Comparison

30 June 2008 1,082 views 9 Comments
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Once a back area, water ways are no longer looked at being something to be hidden for. This is a good way to promote hygiene and also to observe flood before it comes. During the last decades, waterfront redesign has been in trend to change the face of a city. The pictures were taken from 3 different cities (left-right above-right down; Yogya, Shanghai, Paris), although the quality of the designs are not comparable, the attention and message are clear, waterfront is exactly ‘a front’ piece.

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It seems though the design has some kind of a regular guide, pavement, reinstallment of railings, dike and of course urban furniture, such as lighting and bench. A pattern is seemed to be obvious as well, that the concern is no longer just to beautify the space, but also to function as an urban space. This attitude is really good, as a riverside or lake-side or beach, usually take up really long walkways and this means that the addition to city’s urban space is abundant along the water.

What should be considered is that the design should support facilities for the ‘diffables’; people with different abilities, especially the needs for standard dimensions. It is not a merely the design that will attract people to use this kind of space, most importantly is the’soul’, which will be added to the space by the activities that the user is doing. So, each city’s waterfront will have their specific ‘trademark’ according to their costum, culture and life.

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9 Comments »

  • darien said:

    Its nice to know this comparison between jogja, shanghai and paris riverside, thanks for share this!

  • arch form said:

    yes, its true that it can be trademark for each cities. Great pictures!

  • chin tza laugh rogue said:

    this waterfronts also consider as a settlement for rural community, thanks for the post!

  • hk architect said:

    no other words, G.R.E.A.T!!!

  • richard_my59 said:

    agree with you, the design of this riverside buildings should accustomed also for the diffables; people with different abilities

  • shearyadi said:

    Nice comparison, but why must Jogja. Any special relationships? :D

  • vicky ariyanti (author) said:

    three of them are considered to be places of great significance for each nation’s culture history :)

  • God said:

    I don’t really know what to put, so I’ll just say yeah…… this is great. And when I say that I do mean it, becuase I’m God and I know what I;m talking about lets face facts guys. thanks for your time.
    Best Wishes

    God

  • aditia candradewa said:

    love to hear” Diffable-Different Abilities” rather than “Disable-Not capable”
    yet to do is not to underestimate, but to admit they have slightly differ way or capabilities of doing something.

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